Easterby v. McIntosh
Easterby v. McIntosh
Opinion of the Court
This was a motion to reinstate an appeal, dismissed by the clerk, under Rules 1, 2, and 5 of this Court. From an examination of the motion papers, as well as from the argument of counsel, we learn that the main if not the sole ground upon which the respondent relied, was that the “Case” did not contain a copy of the order or decree of the Circuit Judge appealed from, but only a statement of its purport and effect. Even if this were a fatal defect in the “Case,” we know of no rule of this Court which invests the clerk with jurisdiction to dismiss an appeal on account of such defect, and hence there was error in dismissing the appeal under Rule 5 of this Court.
Inasmuch, however, as the clerk, in his order dismissing
In accordance with these views, an order has heretofore been granted reinstating the appeal.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- EASTERBY v. McINTOSH
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Appbau — Dismissal of. — The clerk of this Court has no power to dismiss an appeal for defects in the “Case.”